The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One both set record sales for a console’s first year on the market, reassuring gamers and “analysts” everywhere that console gaming is here to stay. Microsoft decided to release a Kinect-less Xbox One bundle after saying it would never happen. The PlayStation 4 failed to release any major blockbuster first party games during the holiday season, while the Xbox One released a hit new IP in Sunset Overdrive.

We saw the rise and fall of mobile games like Flappy Bird. Games like Titanfall,Watch Dogs, and Destiny were all finally released only to be ripped apart by gamers with too much hype. While less hyped games like Wolfenstein: The New Order, Valiant Hearts: The Great War, and The Evil Within managed to blow everyone away. We were flooded with “HD remakes” of games – some that we have wanted for a long time, and some that were just released a year ago on last generation consoles.

All of that combined to make this years Best of 2014 Awards a really fun one.

The fall release schedule is packed to the brim, with big exclusives coming from Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. Over the next few weeks I’ll spotlight each of the big three, starting today with Microsoft. Continue reading Looking Ahead: Microsoft in 2014→

There were a lot of amazing games shown at E3 this year, but we would like to know, what was the worst game shown? Was it Conker in Project Spark? Was it an indie game? Did something not live up to what you thought it would be? We each gave our worst games during the podcast!